[RED DEMOCRATICA] UN official: Syrian rebels may have used sarin; Ban warns against war's "escalation"

 

<a href="https://twitter.com/unfoundation/status/330401625854328832" target="_blank">@UNFoundation</a> | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | UN force prepares for duty in DR Congo Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   May 6, 2013 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story UN official: Syrian rebels may have used sarin; Ban warns against war's "escalation" A United Nations investigator says that Syrian rebel forces may have used sarin nerve gas, but the question remains open. A Free Syrian Army leader disputed the claim. Separately, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Russia and China warned about the escalation of war after Israel bombed Syrian facilities storing missiles for Hezbollah. Reuters (5/6), Al Jazeera (5/6), AlertNet/Reuters (5/5), Voice of America (5/6) Share:      Above the Fold UN force prepares for duty in DR Congo Will Bangladesh tragedy change garment industry? 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